California

People living along the California coast are being treated to a living light show as tiny glowing phytoplankton light up the waves at Big Sur.

David Sim Feb 09, 2018

Coffee chain Starbucks has been hit with a lawsuit from the parents of a two-year-old child who allegedly drank from a coffee up that allegedly contained a barista's blood.

Staff Reporter Feb 08, 2018

William Cordoba claimed that a female prison instructor coerced him into sex acts by promising to help him find a lawyer so he could get out of prison.

James Tennent Feb 07, 2018

Police in California have said a driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after they responded to a traffic accident that totalled a Lamborghini.

James Tennent Feb 07, 2018

Jeanne Heo from Los Angeles was approached by a man in North Hollywood who asked where she was from and if she "spoke English".

Jordan Bhatt Feb 07, 2018

A Girl Scout has become an internet sensation after sell over 300 boxes of cookies when she set up outside one of California's new legal weed dispensaries.

James Tennent Feb 06, 2018

Police in Humboldt County, California were on the lookout for a reality TV contestant who was reported missing by her own mother.

Neil Murphy Feb 04, 2018

Four alleged members of Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division have been linked to five murders in California, Florida and Virginia over the past year.

William Watkinson Jan 30, 2018

Police in west LA suburb of West Corvina called out to round up farm animals on the run. Donkey accused of being the ringleader.

Neil Murphy Jan 29, 2018

Police in Stockton, California, are hunting for an 11-year-old boy after the attempted armed robbery of an ARCO petrol station on Monday (22 January).

William Watkinson Jan 24, 2018

Authorities have examined a letter claiming to be from a man who escaped from the notorious prison facility in 1963.

Neil Murphy Jan 23, 2018

Tom Petty died from a combination of prescription medicines used to combat severe pain, coroner's report revealed.

Neil Murphy Jan 20, 2018

Helen Grace James, from Pennsylvania, received an 'honourable discharge' after a 60-year battle with authorities.

Neil Murphy Jan 19, 2018

David Turpin was listed as the principal of the Sandcastle Day School at his home, where children were found shackled to furniture

Kashmira Gander Jan 17, 2018

Pressure group describes America's largest state as "ungovernable". California is America's largest state by population and economy.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 17, 2018

Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Blaze Bernstein, 19, was stabbed to death and buried in a shallow grave at a California park.

William Watkinson Jan 16, 2018

Police arrested David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin in California after they allegedly found 13 siblings aged from 2 to 29-years-old being held captive.

William Watkinson Jan 16, 2018

A car flipped in the air and landed into the second floor of a building in Orange County, California.

Brendan Cole Jan 14, 2018

Emergency services in Santa Ana, California responded after a car hit a central divide at speed and flew into the air, becoming wedged in the second floor of a dental office.

Charlotte Tobitt Jan 14, 2018

Gonzalo Curiel, 20, and Tami Joy Huntsman, 42, face charges of murder and torturing three children then hiding their bodies in a storage unit.

William Watkinson Jan 12, 2018

Police in California released helicopter footage that appears to show a laser pointer being shone at the aircraft - which then tracked the suspect until he was arrested.

James Tennent Jan 12, 2018

Four people have been left temporarily homeless after a man set his apartment ablaze trying to kill a spider with a blowtorch.

James Hetherington Jan 10, 2018

The death toll from the mudslides that swept through Santa Barbara county is expected to rise as rescue workers search for an unknown number people still unaccounted for.

David Sim Jan 10, 2018

Rosendo Xo Pec was charged with murder over the violent death of 76-year-old Betty Jane Willis. If found guilty he'll face life in prison without the possibility of parole.

James Tennent Jan 04, 2018

Friends told local news that a man who died after attending a frat house in Fresno was allegedly given fentanyl and left unconscious for hours before getting help.

James Tennent Jan 04, 2018

Police in Anderson, California said that a man suspiciously asked them for directions. When they searched his car and phone they found out he was trying to get to a drug deal.

James Tennent Jan 03, 2018

California has legalised the sale of recreational marijuana, and it's no surprise its retail outlets emulate California's most successful brand.

David Sim Jan 03, 2018

California couple Vincent Calogero and Sarah Nilson accused of putting their own children up for sale to fund drugs habit.

Paul Wright Dec 20, 2017

An American woman berated two Korean speakers for daring to use a language other than English in a California Walmart.

IBT UK Contributor Dec 14, 2017

Stephanie Smith detained following 'largest ever' cannabis bust in San Bernardino across three buildings she owned.

Ewan Palmer Dec 14, 2017